--- title: "BCU-DCO-63480 - Purchase of Cryostat for Pathology at Glan Clwyd Hospital" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06ed82" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06ed82" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06ed82.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06ed82.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services" published: "2026-08-27" --- # BCU-DCO-63480 - Purchase of Cryostat for Pathology at Glan Clwyd Hospital Buyer: NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06ed82 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06ed82) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06ed82.json) ## Summary Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board purchased a replacement cryostat for pathology services at Glan Clwyd Hospital. A cryostat is specialist laboratory equipment used to prepare thin tissue sections for examination, so this requirement is aimed at suppliers of pathology, histology and laboratory diagnostic equipment rather than general medical consumables. The purchasing activity was managed by NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services, hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust. Delivery and use are at Glan Clwyd Hospital. The requirement falls within laboratory, optical and precision equipment. It is a single-equipment purchase for an NHS pathology setting, with the purpose of replacing existing cryostat capacity. The procurement has been awarded through a direct award under the NHS Supply Chain Framework for Laboratory Diagnostics, Point of Care Testing & Pathology Managed Services. It used a limited procedure without prior publication of a competition notice, under the terms permitted by the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Price was the stated evaluation criterion. One electronic bid was recorded, from a non-SME supplier. Leica Microsystems (UK) Ltd was awarded the contract, with an awarded contract value of £40,561.91 including the recorded contract value, and the contract was signed on 7 August 2026. The process is complete. Its single lot is marked cancelled, although the award and contract are recorded as active. This procurement indicates established NHS demand for replacement cryostats within pathology services, at a scale suited to a specialist equipment supplier rather than a generalist reseller. A credible future competitor would need to supply and support cryostats suitable for clinical pathology and tissue-section preparation, understand laboratory diagnostic environments, and provide reliable replacement equipment with appropriate installation, training, servicing and user support where required by the specification. Access to the relevant NHS Supply Chain framework, or a route to participate through an appointed framework supplier, would be commercially important because this purchase was made through that framework rather than an openly advertised standalone competition. The successful supplier’s position also shows that established laboratory-equipment manufacturers can meet this type of NHS requirement. ## Notice Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board have direct awarded a contract for the purchase of a replacement cryostat for Pathology at Glan Clwyd Hospital. This was awarded via the NHS Supply Chain Framework for Laboratory Diagnostics, Point of Care Testing & Pathology Managed Services (Reference: 2023/S 000-028831). ### Lot Information Lot 1 Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board have direct awarded a contract for the purchase of a replacement cryostat for Pathology at Glan Clwyd Hospital. This was awarded via the NHS Supply Chain Framework for Laboratory Diagnostics, Point of Care Testing & Pathology Managed Services (Reference: 2023/S 000-028831). ### Procurement Information The direct award was made under the terms of the NHS Supply Chain framework for Laboratory Diagnostics, Point of Care Testing & Pathology Managed Services (Reference: 2023/S 000-028831) which is permitted under PCR 2015. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081726-2026 | | Notice type | Award Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Goods | | Procurement method | Limited | | Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Large | | All stages | Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 27 Aug 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | £40,561 | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Complete | | Lots status | Cancelled | | Awards status | Active | | Contracts status | Active | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services | | Locality | ST ASAPH | | Postcode area | Llandudno | | Postcode | LL17 0JL | | Country | Wales | | ITL 1 | TLL Wales | | ITL 2 | TLL3 North Wales | | ITL 3 | TLL33 Conwy and Denbighshire | | Local authority | Denbighshire | | Electoral ward | Bodelwyddan | | Westminster constituency | Clwyd North | | Delivery location | TLL13 Conwy and Denbighshire | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | Leica Microsystems (UK) Ltd | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 38 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) ### Codes - 38000000 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) ## Release History - 27 Aug 2026 at 12:30 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081726-2026 ## Notice URLs - http://nwssp.nhs.wales/ourservices/procurement-services/ - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0221 ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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